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Some Pa. schools a step ahead of ‘concussion law’
A Pennsylvania law intended to prevent head injuries among student athletes took effect this summer, right as athletic departments were g ...
14 years ago
Wrestling and living with Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’
Summer reading for many means grabbing something popular off the shelf for days at the beach or nights on the back porch. Others might pr ...
14 years ago
ListenWidow of murder victim seeks mercy for killer from Pa. governor
The wife of a murder victim has asked Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett to stop the execution of his killer, a victim of sexual abu ...
14 years ago
Seaport Museum chronicles Delaware River disasters
The Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia is remembering the long and lurid history of disasters on the Delaware River. Here ...
14 years ago
Bad check ends Republican’s mayoral campaign
Looks like whichever Democrat wins Tuesday’s primary in the race to be Wilmington’s next mayor, is it. The Dept. ...
14 years ago
Philly DoGooder Awards: Showing nonprofits the ‘power of storytelling’
Asking for support works better with a tug of the heartstrings. That’s the idea behind the Philadelphia DoGooder Award ...
14 years ago
Low-income Philadelphians face another obstacle to home ownership
Improving a city with so much crime and blight is an overwhelming challenge in Philadelphia. So some residents are taking a do-it-yoursel ...
14 years ago
ListenDelaware reports first West Nile virus death
Delaware public health officials have reported the state’s first death from the disease, including an additional West Nile virus ca ...
14 years ago
Jones checks in on day two of DNC, hails Clinton as ‘the rock’ of the Democratic Party
Since NewsWorks offered analysis of the Democratic National Convention through the eyes of Philadelphia Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. yest ...
14 years ago